English

Taylor's English major offers more than the write training...

With a degree in Creative Writing, Literature, or English Education from Taylor, you will be prepared to work as a writer, lawyer, librarian, journalist, teacher, publicist — and more — in a variety of fields such as education, law, journalism, marketing, music, public relations, or even government. You will have developed skills in critical inquiry and analysis, storytelling and communication — skills that can propel you ahead of others.

But that is not all you get when you receive an English degree from Taylor University. You will also receive encouragement, challenges, and mentorship from peers and talented, experienced faculty who are dedicated to seeing you grow.

See and Hear For Yourself

"The professors want you to succeed. They see difficulties and circumstances as ways to serve their students and to honor Christ. They want to watch you grow and succeed and learn...you won't find that anywhere else."- Britney

Dr. Nancy Dayton, Chair of the English Department, talks about the opportunities students have to explore at Taylor in literature, creative writing and English.

Nate, an English Writing major says, "Many people that struck me as intelligent were literature majors." Listen to Nate's story.

Dan Bowman, English professor, discusses the broad opportunities you will have if you study creative writing at Taylor.

English Department News

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the 2015 William A. Fry Undergraduate Conference on Literature and Writing at Taylor University. Poet Angela Shannon will read in chapel on Wednesday, Feb 25, and the conference officially kicks off Thursday morning at 10:30 in the Recital Hall.

Four sections of freshmen ENG 101 students were the beneficiaries last week as Taylor University’s Department of English hosted a web conference with internationally known scholar and author Dr. Charles Bazerman.

Taylor English alum Jordan Zandi has won a major national creative writing award: the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry from Sarabande Books. The contest judge was Henri Cole, critically acclaimed poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist.